I bet that was probably proposed, but decided against because they have gone to that well too often already
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Some Service Ontario locations closing
- Thread starter matthew
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I agree with you, but I think giving a US company to run ONT government stuff is even worse. And paying for the retrofit.
I'm sure it will bring more business to those locations once the Kiosks go in.
Would be interesting to see year over year sales in those locations, once the kiosks go in.
You think Douggie cares?
I suspect that just like his other recent scandals, in 6 or 8 months the whole story comes out of the woodwork and there was stinky backroom deals made.
From reddit, lol.
Well not to court....but...
Ford government to use taxpayer funds to retrofit 2 Walmart stores to also host ServiceOntario kiosks
Walmart Canada will host two of the soon to be shut down ServiceOntario outlets, and Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for the retail giant to retrofit its stores, sources tell CityNews. This is in addition to Staples Canada installing a number of ServiceOntario outlets, something CityNews...
toronto.citynews.ca
TK4
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Somebody got greased - wait for it all to come out.Well not to court....but...
Ford government to use taxpayer funds to retrofit 2 Walmart stores to also host ServiceOntario kiosks
Walmart Canada will host two of the soon to be shut down ServiceOntario outlets, and Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for the retail giant to retrofit its stores, sources tell CityNews. This is in addition to Staples Canada installing a number of ServiceOntario outlets, something CityNews...
Start by donating to douggie. Then practice tunneling to build a wine cellar (let's be honest, beer cave) at his house. Then rake in contracts as a consultant. With all the shovelling he has been doing lately, a tunneling consultant would come in handy.
If you think about it, from a PR point of view, Canadian Tire would have been the best choice for this.
Meets all the criteria
Canadian (this wasn't his criteria)
Lots of parking
Lots of space in the store
Many locations throughout Ontario's
(Probably more than Staples.)
Meets all the criteria
Canadian (this wasn't his criteria)
Lots of parking
Lots of space in the store
Many locations throughout Ontario's
(Probably more than Staples.)
Probably didn't grease the palm as well as Staples.
Less dead space as well. It looks like these SO's aren't significantly smaller than the existing offices. Also complications as most of the stores are franchises. I'm not sure if corporate has enough command authority to make it happen.
I didn't know developers owned Staples?????
Like all politicians, he is an equal opportunity grifter.
Mad Mike
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I think Shoppers stores don't all have spare space, most have limited parking, and there are too many optics problems as it's a Galen Weston company.
Staples and Walmart are typically in larger strip malls or on a pad site in a big-box complex with easy access and tons of parking.
Canadian Tire might have been a good idea, but there may still be a sour taste on both sides. CTC botched its provincial partnership on Outdoor Cards and licenses by delivering poor customer service.
I heard that they were only making $0.25 on each transaction.
Not much incentive there for them to provide great service.
SO agents didn't make much per transaction either. Gross for a sticker renewal was very low single digits. Take all the expenses out and there isn't much left over.
So, I wonder what will happen if in 6-12 months staples decides that dealing with angry "the rules don't apply to me" children all day long isn't something they want to continue doing if they can just bail out of the contract without any strings, and just throw all those renovation materials to build the "kiosks" that the taxpayers paid for in the dumpster out back, or if there's any actual wording in the contract that financially penalizes them if they decide to bail out within x number of years.
Oh, who am I kidding, of course there isn't.
Probably the same outcome if Staples folds up shop in Canada completely, we'll be left holding the bag for those renovations AND the government will be caught with their pants down without any Service Ontario locations in wide swaths of territory now.
As the saying goes, you can't setup your business in someones back yard and then be upset when they turn on the sprinklers.
Canadian Tire provides a pretty crappy customer service experience on most things now, actually. Their return policies have become stupid and their website and everything else IT related is a gong show. The kid at the parts counter asked me if my old Chevy Aveo was automatic or manual transmission once when I asked for the part number for wiper blades. It's sad that one of the few actual Canadian chains out there can't get this right.
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